Legal Advisor at Robert Walters

Job Description:

To provide the company with legal opinions, product development advice and affiliated legal services relating to long term insurance, investments, retirement funds and other general legal services relating to marketing, digital and loyalty programmes.

The work you need to deliver:

• Providing general legal services to the business including dispensing advice to all areas within the organisation as required
• A large focus area will entail drafting, vetting and negotiating agreements with internal and external clients, as well as third parties
• Keeping abreast of legislative developments
• Reviewing, interpreting and implementing relevant legislation in colloboration with the Compliance Team
• Opinion work (written/verbal and formal/informal as required)
• Legal research on pertinent issues that impact the business
• Presenting and training on legal issues and legislation
• Formulating and drafting of policy documents
• Rendering expert legal technical assistance, design, imput and approval of new product structures during the product development process in the long term isurance, investments, LISP and retirement funds areas
• General corporate governance issues.

Competencies required:

• Knowledge and in-depth understanding of the relevant financial services legislation e.g. Long Term Insurance Act, POPI, ECTA, CPA, Pension Funds Act, FAIS and FICA as well as applicable secondary legislation
• Extensive knowledge of financial products and the structuring thereof
• Knowledge of the advice processes associated with the marketing and selling of investments and investment products
• Retirement planning, business insurance and estate planning knowledge
• Sound knowledge of financial markets

Candidate Profile:

• Admitted Attorney
• At least 5 years financial services industry experience dealing with long term insurance, investment and associated products
• Preference will be given to EE/AA candidates.

If you are an Admitted Attorney with at least 5 years financial services industry experience, looking to take the next step in your career, please apply today.